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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey S. Dugan, Erwin, TN (US);
Assignee:
Fiber Innovation Technology, Johnson City, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; D02G 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/315 ; D02G 3/02 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are multicomponent fibers wherein at least one component comprises a conventional, non-biodegradable synthetic polymer forming the exposed surface of the multicomponent fiber, thereby permitting thermal bonding of the multicomponent fiber to other fibers. The fibers also include at least one biodegradable component. The multicomponent fibers are useful in the manufacture of nonwoven structures, and in particular nonwoven structures used as a component in disposable absorbent products.